Hair cutting comb apparatus



Patented July 27, 1943 My invention relates toa hair cuttingicomb apparatus and the objects ofrmy'invention'arez, First, to providea hair cuttingcomb apparatus arranged to gage the length of 'the hair out; 1

Second, to providean apparatus of this class which is adjustable for varyingrlengths haircut;

.Third, to provide anapparatus .of this class which both gages the length of the hair to various lengths and also guidesthe hair into cut ting position;

Fourth, to provide a haircutting comb apparat'usof this class which is easy to adjust for varying length haircuts;

Fifth, to provide an apparatus of this class which collapsible so that it will fold into very compact form; Sixth, to provide an apparatus of this class itsopposite end; while' the 'comb membe'r 2is providedwith similar broad teeth 2aand- 2b! in its opposite end, as shown best in' Fig; 1 of the drawing. The comb member'l T is provided'with extended -interlocking portions l'c' andf Id to serve as-hinge portions while the member 2 "is provided with extended interlockingiportions 2c, 2d and 2e; shown best in Fig. 4 of thedrawing andwhen they are positioned in interlocked pdsiticn, as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawing-they are connected by'me'ans of 'hinge-pins 3'and 4; thus securely interlocking the comb members I- and 2 in hinged relation so" that'the teeth in the comb tare substantiallyin alignment with'the teeth j on the comb member 2, as shown best in Fig. 1

i of the drawing.

Secured over these hinge portions and on 7 tending over the back' of the combs l and 2 in which is very simpl and'economical of coni struction, easy to operate, eiiicient in its actionreadily deteriorate or get. 1

and which will not out of order.

With these and other objects in viewas will appear hereinafter, my invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts and portions as will be hereinafter described in detail and particularly set forth in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the characters of reference thereon which form a part of this application in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of my hair cutting comb apparatus ready for use; Fig, 2 is an end elevational View taken from the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a side elevational view of the combined spacer and hair guide of my apparatus;

Fig. 4 is a back view of the comb apparatus of my invention with the combined spacer and hair guide and the spring back 5 omitted and Fig. 5 is a sectional view on an enlarged scale taken from the line 55 of Fig. 1. 3

Similar characters of reference refer to similar parts and portions throughout the several views of the drawing:

The comb members i and 2, hinge pins 3 and 4, spring back 5, and combined spacer and hair.

guide 6 constitute the principal parts and portions of my hair cutting comb apparatus.

My comb apparatus includes two comb memhers I and 2 which may be provided with conventional teeth, but are preferably relatively long and are wedge-shaped in cross section as shown best in Fig. 5 of the drawing. The comb member I is provided with a relatively broad tooth la at one end and a similar tooth lb at their connected relation is a back 5 made of arouate spring materials. The side edges of this spring member 5 are mounted in small grooves lo and 2f in the comb members I and 2 just for-- "wardly of the, hinge portion, as shown best in Fig. 2 of the drawing for substantially supporting the spring on the comb members I and 2.

Pivot'ally connected with the outer tooth members 2a and 2b on 6 by means of extended lug portions 6a in which are mounted pins 51). These extended lugs 6a are connected with the body of the combined spacer and hair guide 6 near its opposite end, as shown best in Fig. '3 of the drawing. The-body 1 6c is substantially fiat plate-like and is. provided. with a curvedportion 6d the adapted to engage teeth 2g on on its one side edge'of which is the comb member 2 on the inner sideof the teeth, as shown best in Fig. 2 of the drawing, thus providing means for adjustably holdingthe comb members i and '2 in certain spaced relation to each other. Positioned on the body 60 at its opposite end and in opposed relation with the lug 6a are handle portions be which serve to facilitate the shifting of the member 6 relatively to the'teethlg', the spring back 5 tending to hold the comb members I and. Z'towards each other at all times and held in their spaced relation by means of the-member It'will be here noted that in addition to spacing the comb members I and 2 this member 6 also provides a guide for the hair so that whenthe comb l is inserted into the hair, the member 6 tends to guide the hair along its surface through the comb member 2. It will also be noted that the'member-G may the comb member 2 at their outer side is the combined spacer and hair guide be shifted for collapsing the comb members I and 2 together. i

The operation of my hair cutting comb apparatus is substantially as follows: The comb mem- I hers I and 2 are adjusted by shifting the comb members so that the ends of the teeth are in certainspaced relation to each other for the proper length of hair. This is done by shifting the guide member 6 in relation with the teeth 2g. Then the doubl comb is used with the shears on the upper side of the upper comb in a similar manner as a single comb is used in cutting hair,

the length of the hair out being adjusted by shifting the member 6, the spring 5 tending to hold the comb member teeth toward each other'at their end and held spaced by the combined spacer and hair guide member 6. The guide member 6 serves to guide and distribute th hair through the upper comb member,

Though I haveshown and described a particular construction, combination and arrangement comb members and adjustably engageable with the other of said comb members, said combined spacer and hair guide being positioned in angular relation between said comb members spaced from I the frontportion of the teeth.

of parts andportions, I do not wish to belimited to this particular construction, combination and arrangement, but desire to include in the. scope of, my invention the construction, combination and arrangement substantially as set forth in the appended claims. I Havingthus described claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: i 1

,1; In ahair cutting comb apparatus of the class-described, the combination 'of; two, comb members hinged together at their back sides,

my invention, what I spring means. in connection, with said comb I 3. In a hair cutting comb apparatus of the class described, the combination of two comb members hinged together at their back sides, spring means inconnection with said comb members tending to hold themtoward each other at their front sides; and a combined spacer and hair guide pivotally connectedwith one of said comb members and adjustably engageable with the other of said comb members, said combined spacer and hair guide being positioned in angular relation between said comb members spaced from the front-portion of'the teeth, the spring means for holding said comb members toward each other forming a back for said hair cutting comb appara'tus.

- CHARLES A'. HALEN. 

